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sewing needle
noun
1. a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
Hypernyms: ↑needle
Hyponyms: ↑darning needle, ↑embroidery needle, ↑sharp, ↑upholstery needle
2. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Syn:
dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil's darning needle, ↑snake feeder, ↑snake doctor, ↑mosquito hawk, ↑skeeter hawk
Hypernyms: ↑odonate

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Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
Regional Variation. See dragonfly.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.